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the gift of hearing for 52 children

With its "52 Children" project, the Hear the World Foundation gives the gift of hearing to 52 disadvantaged children across the world every year. These children receive free hearing aids and are provided with professional audiological care by local partners.

ChildrenProviding audiological care for children in low-income countries is a focal area of the Hear the World Foundation’s activities.

Professional trainingThe Hear the World Foundation supports projects that enable continuous audiological training for professionals on site.

Prevention of hearing lossThe Hear the World Foundation globally promotes awareness for the topics of hearing and hearing loss and thus actively contributes toward the prevention of hearing loss.

Programs for parents & familiesBy supporting self-help groups for parents, the Hear the World Foundation makes an important contribution, thus ensuring that affected parents receive specific help and assistance.

32 million children across the world are affected by moderate to profound hearing loss, and most of them do not have any access to audiological care. In low- to middle-income countries in particular, parents of children affected by hearing loss often do not have the financial means to help their children. The consequences are serious, as poor hearing means that these children have difficulties learning to speak and cannot develop at the appropriate rate for their age. Hearing aids allow children to learn to speak and attend school, and offer them the opportunity to lead an independent life. The children do not just receive hearing aids, but also long-term professional care by a local representative or partner.

Amari from Kenya received hearing aids from Hear the World in 2016 and has since been making great progress in his personal development. His mother says: "My son can now listen to music and make music himself. I cannot put into words how grateful I am. Keep up your good work and bring music back into our children’s silent lives!"

Seven-year-old Joseph from Mambajao on the Philippine island Camiguin was diagnosed with hearing loss in 2013. However, his parents did not have the money to pay for audiological care and hearing aids for him.

Anastasia from Moldova has her picture taken in the Hear the World pose for conscious hearing with her new Phonak hearing aids.

Seven-year-old John Gabriel from the Philippines can now hear better thanks to new hearing aids from the Hear the World Foundation.

Ed Wonder from Kenya is two and a half years old. Her aunt contacted Hear the World as the family could not afford hearing aids.

Via Samantha from the Philippines is four and a half years old. For a long time, nobody was aware of her hearing loss – until it became worse and the doctor recommended hearing aids. Lacking the means to pay for them, the family got in touch with Hear the World. Little Via now wears new Bolero hearing aids by Phonak.

Dawood from Iraq was the first child to receive hearing aids as part of our 52 Children project seven years ago. He is now in fifth grade and follows lessons without any problems thanks to his hearing aids. Dawood also received new hearing aids last year as his old ones were no longer working properly.

do you know a child in need?

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Through the 52 Children Project the Hear the World Foundation provides hearing aids to children with hearing loss. The foundation does currently not provide Cochlear Implants through this project. Hear the World accepts applications for the 52 Children Project throughout the year provided that they meet the following criteria:

The child must come from a low-income family that is not able to provide a suitable hearing instrument for the child without support from the Hear the World Foundation. The family’s financial details must be provided in the application when it is submitted (e.g. a recommendation from an aid organization or school may be provided).

The child is younger than 16 years old.

There is a Phonak representative or partner in the child’s home country. This is essential for Hear the World to be able to ensure that support and follow-up care can be provided by qualified professionals.

The parents and, where appropriate, the child agree that their names and pictures may be included in Hear the World Foundation communication material.

Give the gift of hearing

Our vision is a world in which everybody has the chance of good hearing. To turn this vision into reality, we support projects all over the world benefiting people and particularly children in need with hearing loss and open up a prospect of a better future for them.

Give the gift of hearing

With your donation you help people in need to better hear. Thanks to your contribution we can provide even more powerful hearing solutions and free-of-charge follow-up care to people and particularly children in need with hearing loss all over the world.

100 % of your donation effectively used

We guarantee to direct every donation efficiently, in order to make a sustained contribution towards better hearing in conjunction with our professional partners all over the world. And as Sonova bears all of the administrative costs of the foundation, 100 percent of your support goes directly to our projects.

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The Hear the World Foundation is an officially recognized swiss foundation and all donations are tax deductible following the rules and regulations of your country of residency.

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